Inuit Musical Tribute

Here is an extract of traditional Inuit throat singing, followed by a great song called "Inuit wedding" by the one and unique Sainkho Namtchylak, the famous Siberian singer, whose Tuvan singing style is close to the Inuit style.
Originally, Inuit throat singing was a form of entertainment among Inuit women while the men were away on hunting trips. It was regarded more as a type of vocal or breathing game in the Inuit culture rather than a form of music. In Inuit throat singing, two Inuit women would face each other either standing or crouching down while holding each other's arms. Sounds produced can be voiced or unvoiced and produced by inhalation or exhalation. Both Inuktitut words and meaningless syllables are used in Inuit throat singing songs. When meaningless syllables are used, they are often portrayals of sounds the Inuit hear in their natural environment such as animal sounds or even water running down a creek. Unfortunately, there is no written record of when the Inuit first developed their form of throat singing which differs from the type found in Mongolia and other parts of the world that has some form of throat singing. The Inuit did not keep any written records and history was simply passed down from generation to generation orally. There has been a resurfacing of this traditional activity in the Inuit communities during the last 20 to 30 years. The revival of Inuit throat singing has been so popular that in September of 2001, the first throat singing conference was held in Puvurnituq, Nunavik, where different types of Inuit throat singing from different Arctic regions of Canada were demonstrated and shared.
Enjoy this little tribute to the fabulous Inuit culture!

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Music

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• Inuit
• Sainkho
• Namtchylak

[UluKokturk]

Sainkho Namtchylak is not a siberian singer

she is from Turkic Country TUVA and she is 100% Tuvan Turkish!!

[johnxxx20000]

Sorry, but the Tuvan republic is in the far south of Siberia, so "Siberian singer" refers here to a geographic criterium. As for the ethnic point of view, the Tuvans are not Turkish (from Turkey) but Turkic (a vast ethno-linguistic family)!

[UluKokturk]

do you know my history better than me?

Turkish is not only Turkey Turks live from tuva to hungery!

Tuvans are 100% Turks !

Yakuts/Sakha 100% Turks

Kazaks, Tatarians, Huns, Mongolians, Uzbeks...100% Turks you should study turkish history!

[johnxxx20000]

Don't be angry! I just pointed out that Turks from Turkey (with an Mediterranean type) are ethnically different from other Turkic populations (with an Asiatic type) even if all those peoples speak related languages. Being qualified in such matters is always necessary.

My best regards

[vespertinne]

What is the translation to this song? What is she singing about? I would love to include this beautiful music in a performance my friends and I are doing to celebrate Inuit and Yupik culture. Where can I find this on a CD or ...? Thank you. Beautiful!

[johnxxx20000]

It's not an Inuit song but a Tuvan song by the famous throat singer Sainkho Namtchylak, and it is called "Inuit wedding", therefore it has something to see with the Inuits, that's why I chose it! But I couldn't translate the song. Maybe someone here could?

[Benneiz]

I don't know who would dislike this! It's such beautiful music!

[boloruuka]

its like the kind of mongolian long song

[22himmel1]

good bless you tube

[callofduty1111111166]

Cool

[NoObSlaYer678910]

this is so fucking hardcore jk

this is such beautiful music

[roonghuatgmaildotcom]

This style bears some similarity with Manchu Shaman in Northeastern China.

[axium403]

This is more impressive than music today. Seriously? Older songs?

[waterninten]

amazing. the exempt in the begining is kinda fuzzy sounding. but is beautiful.

[scimatarpictures]

This is quite amazing...

[atabaskan19]

The real owners of Europe and Asia

ATABAŞKAN: Turkish